Poetry
Imagine a combination of Stephen Colbert (the real one, that is) and John Updike.
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2018 saw the release of four ambitious and powerful jazz releases driven by poetic texts.
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Mary Oliver’s poetic vision reaches back to the American transcendentalists: it encourages us, by demanding that we pay attention to our now threatened natural world, to find a moral compass.
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Leonard Cohen reinforces this dedication to lyricism with striking humility in his final book.
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One of the fears of poets and, I imagine, all writers, is that you’ll reach a certain age and you’ll run out of gas.
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Despite its occasional confusions, this is poetry I will return to — to re-experience A.E. Stallings’ wit, wisdom, and word-smithing.
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Some people fled William Corbett’s bravura; others stayed, laughing.
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Nausheen Eusuf’s deep affection for language and sound is omnipresent.
Read MoreWarren Slesinger’s approach to poetry is experimental but skillful as well as entertaining.
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Jazz CD Preview and Survey: Years of Utter Beauty, Part 2
Part one of this survey looked at one upcoming performance and five CDs where music takes the leading role. This post looks at the other side of the coin, where the words are the wellspring for the music.
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